working new ground but it seems to be full of ticks

[lurcher330 2,301]

i've been working new land recently with my 2 lakelands and 3 lurchers but when i checked over them yesterday 1 of the lurchers had 3 ticks on her but the other dogs were clean and the bitch that had the ticks on her was treated with advocate only about 3 weeks ago .there is a lot of foxes on this land and is great for walking but what is the best way to prevent these little fcukers from getting into the dogs .i was thinking maybe making up a tea tree oil spray and spray dogs before i go out or maybe rub them down with metilated sprites when i return .i use mets on the horses but i dont know if it would be ok to use it on the dogs any advise would be much appreciated

[lurcher330 2,301]

bump

[DogMagic 461]

Nothing you can do about them mate. I used to live in the new forest and that place was heaving with the c**ts. Some dogs seem to get more than others but really all you can do is get a decent tick remover and look over the dogs (and ferrets) every few days.

[salukixlad 35]

duramitex best thing for ticks water it down an soak ya dogs with it that will sort it out mate

[HarryWatson 99]

i've been working new land recently with my 2 lakelands and 3 lurchers but when i checked over them yesterday 1 of the lurchers had 3 ticks on her but the other dogs were clean and the bitch that had the ticks on her was treated with advocate only about 3 weeks ago .there is a lot of foxes on this land and is great for walking but what is the best way to prevent these little fcukers from getting into the dogs .i was thinking maybe making up a tea tree oil spray and spray dogs before i go out or maybe rub them down with metilated sprites when i return .i use mets on the horses but i dont know if it would be ok to use it on the dogs any advise would be much appreciated

no matter what you put on them you are still going to get them where i go whith my dogs its thick with bracken and nearly everday i check them out but they are still on the dogsthe best thing to do is just to keep try your best to keep them at bay by putting sheep dip thats if you can get hold of any because it baned it wont be long before the frost come and kills them of good luck

[DogMagic 461]

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[lurcher330 2,301]

nice 1 lads im going to get 1 of those tick remover will be better than a tweezers with my shakey hands and just top up there spot ons but finding them on the bitch is hard because she has a real rough coat